Will Sony’s PS4 Announcement Breathe New Life Into These Institutional Shareholders?

Sony Corporation (NYSE:SNE)’s announcements related to their upcoming PlayStation 4 also breathed new life into their PlayStation Vita portable, though pricing for the Vita was not discussed. Sony recently said they plan to cut the Vita’s price in Japan and similar cuts are expected in the United States and Europe, but they are not yet confirmed.

Will Sony Corporation’s shareholders decrease their holdings? They reported owning a total of 52.649 million shares on 12/31/2012. The shares closed at $11.20 on 12/31/2012.

Here are the ten largest positions in Sony Corporation at the end of December 31st, 2012.

Primecap Management Co./CA/ held 13,808,189 shares on 12/31/2012 worth $154,651,714. This brought the portfolio total to 0.26%.

Dodge & Cox held 12,246,984 shares on 12/31/2012 worth $137,166,218. This brought the portfolio total to 0.18%.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. held 4,899,546 shares on 12/31/2012 worth $54,874,914. This brought the portfolio total to 0.02%.

Dimensional Fund Advisors L.P. held 3,500,542 shares on 12/31/2012 worth $39,206,070. This brought the portfolio total to 0.04%.

Brandes Investment Partners L.P. held 2,533,254 shares on 12/31/2012 worth $28,372,444. This brought the portfolio total to 0.33%.

Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership held 1,247,881 shares on 12/31/2012 worth $13,976,267. This brought the portfolio total to 0.12%.

Renaissance Technologies LLC. held 911,500 shares on 12/31/2012 worth $10,208,800. This brought the portfolio total to 0.03%.

Morgan Stanley held 741,770 shares on 12/31/2012 worth $8,307,824. This brought the portfolio total to 0.0%.

Deutsche Bank AG held 668,878 shares on 12/31/2012 worth $7,491,433. This brought the portfolio total to 0.01%.

Credit Suisse AG/ held 653,624 shares on 12/31/2012 worth $7,320,589. This brought the portfolio total to 0.01%.

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